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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-26

…e entitled to choose one of the methods of exercising general management provided for in article L. 225-51-1 and to appoint the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and, whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-268

…ent recommended by the consultant. If this treatment is accepted by the patient, the dental surgeon may cease treatment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-101

…sion, at the request of the chairman of the board of directors or the management board, as the case may be. This commissioner is subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3, withou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: Restorative justice

Article 10-1

…ence, the victim and the perpetrator of an offence, provided that the facts have been acknowledged, may be offered a restorative justice measure. A restorative justice measure is any measure that enab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-10

…the draft administrative account attached to the rejection deliberation, as presented as the case may be by the President of the Territorial Council, if it is consistent with the management account…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-10

…de up of the clerks of the mixed commercial courts appearing on the list provided for in Article L. 732-3.Half of the members of the National Council are elected every two years for four years and may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-26

…occupational physician and the health professionals mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-1 the following information, which he updates as necessary: 1° The nature of the work ; 2° The c…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 20

1. In the cases listed in article 2 of law no. 83-1119 of 23 December 1983, the following may be decided, in accordance with the terms and conditions of application laid down by decree in the Conseil…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article R313-10

The sheet referred to in article L. 313-10 is provided to each borrower or co-borrower.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-265

…s articles of association and for other decisions listed in the articles of association, the quorum may not be less than half of the cooperative's members. Moreover, these same decisions are taken by…

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